St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-07-16
FARM AND FlRESlOE.

-Catnip is one of the most valuable
plants for bees.
One barn. large enough for all. l.
better than several small ones. Have
everything under one roof, and have il
well insured.
A very brilliant starch is obtained
in the following way: Add about one
sixteenth to one-twentieth Of powdered
stearine to the ordinary starch
Nesc Yorker.
1t is claimed that the flesh Of hogs
that are allowed to find their food by
hunting acorns and roots in the forests
ID superior to that Of the best fed hogs
kept in pens.
-Bone-dust and wood ashes will sup
ply all that may b lacking for straw
berries in any soil. says Mr.. Crawford.
Of Ohio. and these can be obtained In
nearly all parts OF tho country
Indianapolis Journal.
The frcsher the egg the smaller the
air-sack in the large end. and when
cooked the stale egg can be peeled like
An orange. but the contents If fresh
egg adhere to the skin when hard
boiled. Field and SeockmHn.
There ID no necessity for filthy
hog-pen. II cleaned out twice week
the manure can be compostcd aud will
keep in better condition. while the
health OF the swine will be materially
promoted. Times.
Cheese Relish: Cheese makes /.
nice relish by squeezing it into dough-
like mass. and adding little flour,
butter, pepper and salt, and liberal
dash Of cayenne. Roll thin. cut into
lady-inger strips and daintily brown in
the oven.-Farns, Field anil Stockman.
Work horses can be fed upon cob
meal, bran and corn fodder, but Plof.
E. w. Stewart recommends. in the
Country Gentleman, that the fodder he
cut, wet and the meal and bran mixed
with it, 50 that both must be eaten to-
gether.
Chocolate Caramels: One pint Of
sugar. dissolved in wineglass Of vine
gar. half . cup Of butter, one cupful Of
grated chocolate. boil until quite thick.
put in buttered tins, and cut in squares
when partly cooled. Instead Of vinegar
YOU can use water favored with essence
Of vanilla. and they will be finer. but a
little vinegar keeps them from sugar
ing.-BoseQs Budget.
In dining room having abundan.
light, such colors - olive, Of q middle
shade. light green. purplish or reddish
brown and red Of capucine, lakey coral
and scarlet hues may be prominent in
the composition. Where blue and
white are in patterns in which rich
brown or Indian red dominate. the lat
ter are improved by their presence.
CSncins0fi Times.
The woman who il 80 absorbed in
her Homework as to chronicle events
BY noting that Harry died on tin-scour-
ing day. that Jimmy was married on
general sweeping day. or that Susie
was born on window-washing morning
remembering. rcgretfully. that the
window washing was therefore post
poned-may give her family very
good house to live in but not an at
tractive home. Golden Rule.
"A successful poultry raiser feeds
wheat in the morning, barley At noon
and wheat in the evening. In addition
to the barley he gives the slops and
refuse from the kitchen. after boiling it.
The wheat gives rich yellow color to
the yelks. which Is 80 much desired in
the city. where eggs are sold in retail
markets. He says ono great mistake
many chicken raisers make is in feed
ing chickens too much, and this &C
counts for their becoming diseased.